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we need someone like that running against barack obama, not someone who did obama care right. >> in detroit, cars are king and both romney and santorum oppose the government bailout of the auto companies. but that isn't stopping the front runners from reaching out to auto workers who will be voting in the republican primary. terri bowman says he is part of a growing number of conservatives in the auto union. >> it's not the case where union members are primarily democrat. there's a loft diversification out there. >> bowman works on the production line at ford and took a big pay cut when the industry collapsed. he believes michigan needs more than just automobile jobs. >> we need to create that environment. i think mitt romney is the best candidate out there to create that environment, to create jobs in michigan. >> with the race so close, both romney and santorum are focused on getting their supporters to the polls tuesday. danielle nottingham, cbs news, detroit, michigan. >> virginia's lieutenant governor cast a tie breaking vote on a controversial voter id bill today. the measure tightens
we need someone like that running against barack obama, not someone who did obama care right. >> in detroit, cars are king and both romney and santorum oppose the government bailout of the auto companies. but that isn't stopping the front runners from reaching out to auto workers who will be voting in the republican primary. terri bowman says he is part of a growing number of conservatives in the auto union. >> it's not the case where union members are primarily democrat. there's a...
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. >> reporter: president obama's campaign is trying to take advantage of those attacks in a new video. >> as a man who wants to run for the president of the united states who can't be honest with the american people. >> reporter: gingrich says he's leaving the race but will continue to help republicans defeat president obama in november. danielle nottingham, cbs news, arlington, virginia. >>> bruce leshan is covering the gingrich announcement and also mitt romney's visit to the region. we'll have more details on the two of them coming up on 9news now at 5:00 p.m. >>> montgomery county authorities have arrested and charge add suspect that they say -- charged a suspect that they say set fire to an apartment building in silver spring. 24-year-old abraham kiflou reportedly confessed to arson. meanwhile more than 100 people are now being housed by the red cross and two firefighters suffered minor injuries. thorpts say that the -- authorities say the suspect was advice finishing a -- was visiting a relative when he started that fire. >>> hundreds of residents in four prince george's county
. >> reporter: president obama's campaign is trying to take advantage of those attacks in a new video. >> as a man who wants to run for the president of the united states who can't be honest with the american people. >> reporter: gingrich says he's leaving the race but will continue to help republicans defeat president obama in november. danielle nottingham, cbs news, arlington, virginia. >>> bruce leshan is covering the gingrich announcement and also mitt romney's...
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so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> if you have not heard the word sequestration quite yet, you may need to know about it, because it could have a big effect on you and our local economy. we're not talking good news here. this refers to looming massive budget cuts that were actually never meant to go into effect. >> as peggy fox reports from a rally in arlington, the cuts will happen if congress does not act. >> a few hundred employees who work for local defense contractors are rallying to save their jobs and stop massive cuts in their industry. it's called the rally to stop sequestration. if sequestration goes through, it could mean two million job losses across the country and about 160,000 job losses in the d.c. area alone. >> i'm here because we are concerned about jobs in our industry. more so, we're concerned about the security of our nation.
so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> if you have not heard the word sequestration quite yet, you may need to know about it, because it could have a big effect on you and our local economy. we're not talking good news here. this refers to looming massive budget cuts that were actually never...
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a new washington post poll has him trailing by six points in a head to head match-up with president obama. romney's campaign called the survey flawed. the candidate insists he can handle the economy better than the president. >> i'm afraid based upon the president's own standard he has failed. he does not deserve a second term. >> reporter: romney still needs to secure hundreds more delegates to win the gop nomination. edward lawrence, cbs news, los angeles. >> missouri holds its primary tomorrow, but no delegates will be awarded. so few candidates are spending any time there. >>> the economy and prices at the pump are a key issue come election time. according to aaa, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.48 today, nationwide $3.56, in the d.c. area and don't expect them to go down any time soon. the motor club predicts we will see prices spike next month as refineries do their annual maintenance and switch their fuel blend for summer. >>> we all feel pressure, get to your job on time, make sure the kids get to school on time, but should being late mean you go to court?
a new washington post poll has him trailing by six points in a head to head match-up with president obama. romney's campaign called the survey flawed. the candidate insists he can handle the economy better than the president. >> i'm afraid based upon the president's own standard he has failed. he does not deserve a second term. >> reporter: romney still needs to secure hundreds more delegates to win the gop nomination. edward lawrence, cbs news, los angeles. >> missouri holds...
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obama's economic policies. now the white house is hitting back especially on romney's record on jobs. >> you have to give romney credit. he's a job creator in singapore, china, india. he's been very good at creating jobs overseas. >> reporter: there's some evidence the attacks may be working. a new "wall street journal" poll shows more americans view romney's business background as a negative than a positive. >> we don't need another rich person running this country. >> reporter: but the president doesn't fair much better. many voters are unhappy with his handling of the economy. >> we need to turn the economy around so the young people can do better in the state of iowa. >> reporter: you think romney can do that? >> that's right. >> reporter: that's why romney is in a virtual tie with president obama. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>le "wall street journal" paul has president obama leading romney but the lead is within the survey's margin of error. >>> republican and democratic leaders in the senate sa
obama's economic policies. now the white house is hitting back especially on romney's record on jobs. >> you have to give romney credit. he's a job creator in singapore, china, india. he's been very good at creating jobs overseas. >> reporter: there's some evidence the attacks may be working. a new "wall street journal" poll shows more americans view romney's business background as a negative than a positive. >> we don't need another rich person running this country....
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presidential candidates to take action on gun control. 67 of them sent a letter to president barack obama and republican candidate mitt romney asking them what are you going to do to improve the background check system? they say five years after the shooting on campus millions of mental health records are still missing from the national database of people prohibited from buying guns. seung-hui cho killed 32 after state agencies never shared his records with that database. >>> coming up at 7:00 these might look like high dollar designer shoes, but you won't see them in the shoes soon, moor on this multi-mill -- more on this multi-million dollar counterfeit bust. >>> we hear about cases of cyber bullying with heartbreaking results, but tonight one student is fighting back. >> you'll need your sunglasses and an umbrella for your friday, but you got to enjoy tonight's beautiful weather. here's a look at our almanac for today. we did get up to 91 degrees, a few degrees above the advertised 87 but nowhere near the record high 102 set in 1997. i've got your full forecast including the weekend co
presidential candidates to take action on gun control. 67 of them sent a letter to president barack obama and republican candidate mitt romney asking them what are you going to do to improve the background check system? they say five years after the shooting on campus millions of mental health records are still missing from the national database of people prohibited from buying guns. seung-hui cho killed 32 after state agencies never shared his records with that database. >>> coming up...
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president obama has launched his own new attack on mitt romney's business record with tv commercials in three key states, including virginia. the romney camps says the ads are showing jout shoring -- outshoring. but the president pressed his point while fundraising in atlanta. >> we don't need somebody in a pioneer in off shore. we need a president in the white house who is going to every single day be fighting to bring jobs back to the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> do some in sourcing. >> the president says he's the candidate who will bring jobs back to the u.s. >>> i'm really delighted to report to you today our endorsement of a 14 seeded playoff as part of college foot bull's new post season struck -- football's new post season structure. >> and just like that, the case is closed on one of the most heated issues in all of sports. kristen berset joins us now on more on these championship changes. kristen, what is the new deal? >> well, derek, you know, the current bowl championship series has been a controversial one since its inception in 1998, relying on poll ranks an
president obama has launched his own new attack on mitt romney's business record with tv commercials in three key states, including virginia. the romney camps says the ads are showing jout shoring -- outshoring. but the president pressed his point while fundraising in atlanta. >> we don't need somebody in a pioneer in off shore. we need a president in the white house who is going to every single day be fighting to bring jobs back to the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> do...
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both the romney and the obama campaigns have more than $110 million in the bank for the remaining 99 days of this year's election campaign. we all know a lot of that money will be spent on negative tv ads designed to convince you how lousy the other guy is. cbs news found that each side is stretching the truth in those ads and our gary nurenberg is here to explore just how far they're stretching it. gary? >> derek, you know that oath you take when you testify in court, tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? when it comes to this year's presidential campaign ads, how quaint. >> it's a scary time to be a woman. >> reporter: take this obama campaign anti-romney ad. >> romney supports overturning roe versus wade. >> reporter: he does, but the claim. >> romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. >> reporter: was found by the organization to warrant a pants on fire rating because romney has repeatedly said he believes in exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. the romney campaigns antiobama ads are also stret
both the romney and the obama campaigns have more than $110 million in the bank for the remaining 99 days of this year's election campaign. we all know a lot of that money will be spent on negative tv ads designed to convince you how lousy the other guy is. cbs news found that each side is stretching the truth in those ads and our gary nurenberg is here to explore just how far they're stretching it. gary? >> derek, you know that oath you take when you testify in court, tell the truth, the...
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and just hours ago, president obama told egypt's president the embassy needs to be better protected. and there is new word out of england tonight that the state department "had credible information 48 hours before the attack that killed the four americans in libya tuesday, information that american facilities might be targets". the newspaper published the account thisvening. >> the paper reports the american government did not want diplomats or order any lock downs. new the repercussions of these -- now the repercussions of these demonstrations are now being felt where law enforcement agencies now received a new bulletin from the federal government. gary nurenberg is here with the wrapup. >> reporter: homeland security issued the bulletin today. it says there is no specific indication that violence will spread to the united states, but it urged vigilance. that anger is real. and in the middle east tonight spreading. the demonstrations outside the american embassy turned more violent thursday with street fights between molotov cocktail demonstrators and american agencies protecting th
and just hours ago, president obama told egypt's president the embassy needs to be better protected. and there is new word out of england tonight that the state department "had credible information 48 hours before the attack that killed the four americans in libya tuesday, information that american facilities might be targets". the newspaper published the account thisvening. >> the paper reports the american government did not want diplomats or order any lock downs. new the...
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instead he blamed rising oil prices on president obama. >> it's because of the mismanagement of the president's policies overseas, because of his mismanagement of the persian gulf. our friend in the state of israel, we see a tension in rising prices. >> reporter: mitt romney also began his campaign days in ohio where delegates will be up for grabs tuesday. ohio is crucial for republicans. no gop candidate has ever made it to the white house without winning the ohio primary. newt gingrich is lagging in ohio's polls and most others, but his deputy campaign manager says the former house speaker has tremendous staying power. all the candidates will be in mesa wednesday for what could be the final debate of the primary season. >>> coming up tonight on 9 news now at 7:00 sex changes in children, a new medical study details the growing number of teens and even younger kids now receiving drugs and other therapies in sex changing treatments. we'll have that for you at 7:00. >>> still ahead in this half hour stephen strasburg is with the rest of the nationals pitchers and catchers at spring training. >>
instead he blamed rising oil prices on president obama. >> it's because of the mismanagement of the president's policies overseas, because of his mismanagement of the persian gulf. our friend in the state of israel, we see a tension in rising prices. >> reporter: mitt romney also began his campaign days in ohio where delegates will be up for grabs tuesday. ohio is crucial for republicans. no gop candidate has ever made it to the white house without winning the ohio primary. newt...
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obama had 47%, the same with mitt romney. the undecided are 3% with a 4.5% margin of error. >> so, virginia, let me ask you one last question. are you in? y! -- yes! >> as you can see, pops are all over the place down -- polls are all over the place down there. president obama has launched a new ad blaming congress for not acting on his ideas for creating more jobs. >>> public health advocates convening the first ever national soda summit here in d.c. speakers were talking about sugary drinks and their contributions to the growing problems with obesity, diabetes and a whole lot of other problems in this nation. >> a lot of things contributed to obesity, but clearly the rise in calorie consumption is undeniable. >> oh, yeah. speakers also talked about new york city's controversial plan to ban certain large sizes of sugary drinks and under that idea the city would ban the sale of non-diet soda and other sugary drinks if they're larger than 16-ounces in some restaurants and other public venues. >>> the state highway administrati
obama had 47%, the same with mitt romney. the undecided are 3% with a 4.5% margin of error. >> so, virginia, let me ask you one last question. are you in? y! -- yes! >> as you can see, pops are all over the place down -- polls are all over the place down there. president obama has launched a new ad blaming congress for not acting on his ideas for creating more jobs. >>> public health advocates convening the first ever national soda summit here in d.c. speakers were talking...
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but the threat of severe weather forced convention organizers to hold president obama's acceptance speech here. >> oh, my god, you don't know how many disappointed people there are. >> reporter: the change of venue means thousands of ticket holders will be unable to attend. >> that is a shame because a lot of people came a long ways to see him speak but it's the weather. >> reporter: as the president prepares for his speech, there's no lack. advice here if he wants it. >> take the gloves off. don't apologize for the contributions that he's made to this country in the last four years. >> reporter: the campaign officials say the president will lay out his plan for fixing the economy over the next four years. susan mcginnis, cbs news, charlotte. >> now more than 65,000 had signed up for credentials to hear the speech at bank of america stadium. there was also a waiting list of 19,000 more at the time warner cable arena only holds a total of 15,000. so all the supporters who stood in line to get tickets for hours will have to listen to the president talk during a conference call. >>> someone
but the threat of severe weather forced convention organizers to hold president obama's acceptance speech here. >> oh, my god, you don't know how many disappointed people there are. >> reporter: the change of venue means thousands of ticket holders will be unable to attend. >> that is a shame because a lot of people came a long ways to see him speak but it's the weather. >> reporter: as the president prepares for his speech, there's no lack. advice here if he wants it....
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. >> while romney targets president obama. >> i look at this president and realize that he just doesn't know what has to be done to get this country on track again. >> ron paul is running just behind romney and working to distinguish himself. >> the others represent the status quo. >> polls show 41% of likely caucus goers haven't decided who they'll vote for or could change their mind. >> rick perry volunteers traveled from texas to call iowans and get them to caucus. he is polling in the back half of the republican field. along with newt gingrich and michele bachmann. >> born and raised in iowa, only one candidate has been the consistent conservative. >> she is trying it play up her hometown routes and reach the conservative base in a new ad. but the crowds here want to meet the candidates and all six competing in iowa are racing to win over the undecided voters in the home stretch. >> newt gingrich admitted he doesn't expect to win tomorrow because millions of dollars of negative ads have hurt his campaign. but he believes he will do well enough to go on to new hampshire and then sout
. >> while romney targets president obama. >> i look at this president and realize that he just doesn't know what has to be done to get this country on track again. >> ron paul is running just behind romney and working to distinguish himself. >> the others represent the status quo. >> polls show 41% of likely caucus goers haven't decided who they'll vote for or could change their mind. >> rick perry volunteers traveled from texas to call iowans and get them...
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president obama's back at the white house. he and leaders from the world's largest economies spent their time focusing on ways to try to keep the financial crisis which is rocking europe from spreading across the globe. the leaders are leaving the summit without announcing any definitive plan of attack. >> over the last two days, european leaders here in cabos have made it clear that they understand the stakes and they pledged to take the actions needed to address this crisis and restore confidence, stability, and growth. >> european leaders are scheduled to have an economic summit of their own at the end of this month. >>> campaign news, republican presidential candidate mitt romney says he is considering florida senator marco rubio as a vice presidential running mate. romney made that announcement last night in response to several news reports. those reports said unnamed advisors -- [ inaudible ] >>> attorney general eric holder could be held in contempt of congress today uns will he provides more documents connected to that
president obama's back at the white house. he and leaders from the world's largest economies spent their time focusing on ways to try to keep the financial crisis which is rocking europe from spreading across the globe. the leaders are leaving the summit without announcing any definitive plan of attack. >> over the last two days, european leaders here in cabos have made it clear that they understand the stakes and they pledged to take the actions needed to address this crisis and restore...
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. >>> president obama visited new york city for two fundraisers and a special trip to one world trade center. the president and first lady met with construction workers. they also signed a beam that will be one of the last installed in the tower when it's finished sometime next spring. >> that is what the american spirit is all about. congratulations. >> after the signing the president and first lady attended two fundraisers in manhattan. one of them at the home of actress sarah jessica parker. >>> i am watching your mown. no, no, you cannot put a price tag on your child. but you can put one on the price of raising them. a child born in 2011 will cost its parents get this -- $235,000 over 17 years. nearly a third of that goes to housing. $38,000 to food and $41,000 to education. the department of agriculture came out with the figures, the overall cost jumped $8,000 over 2010. >>> besides the financial cost of raising a child there's the impact kids have on the professional lives. and more dads are seeing that nowadays according to a new survey by career builder, 43% of men who've beco
. >>> president obama visited new york city for two fundraisers and a special trip to one world trade center. the president and first lady met with construction workers. they also signed a beam that will be one of the last installed in the tower when it's finished sometime next spring. >> that is what the american spirit is all about. congratulations. >> after the signing the president and first lady attended two fundraisers in manhattan. one of them at the home of actress...
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the real estate mogul continues to question president obama's citizenship. stirring controversy for romney. >> i don't agree with all the people who support me. >> the obama campaign put out an internet video criticizing romney for not distancing himself from trump's accusations. the ad includes the president's 2008 opponent, john mccain, defending the president's citizenship. >> i have read about him. >> no , ma'am. >> donald trump upped the antion twitter tuesday, saying the president is using john mccain in the ad because mccain lost his bid for the white house. >> you know, we can revisit that. the american people are pretty fed up with this nonsense. >> president obama was born in hawaii and last year, the state released his long form birth certificate. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> four years ago, president obama didn't show up the democratic nomination until june 3. mitt romney beat that by a few days, but it took him longer than any recent republican candidate to reach the number of delegates needed to secure the presidential nom
the real estate mogul continues to question president obama's citizenship. stirring controversy for romney. >> i don't agree with all the people who support me. >> the obama campaign put out an internet video criticizing romney for not distancing himself from trump's accusations. the ad includes the president's 2008 opponent, john mccain, defending the president's citizenship. >> i have read about him. >> no , ma'am. >> donald trump upped the antion twitter...
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you have an opportunity to put the best person forward to beat barack obama. >> the 70 delegates up for grabs tonight are the largest total yet in the race. missouri holds its primary tonight, but it's a beauty contest, meaning they will not dole out their 52 delegates until they have their own caucuses next month. >>> 9 wants you to know that since we have been reported on under age drinking, montgomery county today announced an important new initiative. the department of liquor control would check calendars to every establishment in the county with a liquor license. that will make it a lot easier to determine quickly the age of a purchaser. those calendars are free of charge to all license businesses that sell alcohol. and coming up tonight at 11:00, we'll show you the harsh reality of a life that began with early drinking. andrea mccarren interviewed a maryland man minutes after he was arrested for dui number four. >> i could have hurt somebody. >> some day, he will probably kill someone, not with a gun or knife, but by getting behind the wheel, loaded with alcohol. >> i might do the
you have an opportunity to put the best person forward to beat barack obama. >> the 70 delegates up for grabs tonight are the largest total yet in the race. missouri holds its primary tonight, but it's a beauty contest, meaning they will not dole out their 52 delegates until they have their own caucuses next month. >>> 9 wants you to know that since we have been reported on under age drinking, montgomery county today announced an important new initiative. the department of liquor...
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. >> reporter: president obama favors letting the bush era tax cuts expire for those making $250,000 or more. tim kaine wants the threshold raised to income levels at five hundred thousand and put the revenue towards -- at 500,000 put the revenue towards reducing budget cut in defense and domestic spending. >> if we let the bush tax cut expire over 500,000, we don't have to make a trillion dollars worth of cuts. we have to make $500 billion worth of cuts. >> to me it's wrong. the paramount responsibility of the federal government is national defense. what's needed is these cuts need to be stopped. respect allen is opposed to tax increases. >> we have a weak fragile economy. raising taxes doesn't create more jobs. >> both candidates' positions are closely aligned with their party's presidential candidates. neither allen nor mitt romney give details of what they might cut to balance the budget since they're opposed to raising taxes. allen says allowing more coal mining and offshore drilling will create a manufacturing renaissance, as he says, and make tax increases unnecessary. >>> wel
. >> reporter: president obama favors letting the bush era tax cuts expire for those making $250,000 or more. tim kaine wants the threshold raised to income levels at five hundred thousand and put the revenue towards -- at 500,000 put the revenue towards reducing budget cut in defense and domestic spending. >> if we let the bush tax cut expire over 500,000, we don't have to make a trillion dollars worth of cuts. we have to make $500 billion worth of cuts. >> to me it's wrong....
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president obama attended two fundraisers in new york, mitt romney raised more than $3 million during an event in chicago. >>> a "washington post" article says the u.s. has dramatically expanded covert spying operations in africa. according to the article, the military and u.s. intelligence agencies have created a network of military bases across that continent to help monitor and target mill talents. part of it -- militants. part of it involves small unarmed aircraft disgoesed as private planes. the operation is seen as part of obama administration's plans to expand the use of special operations forces to monitor and kill militant targets around the world. >>> thousands of egyptians are protesting a decision to dissolve the parliament. the ruling by egypt's supreme court constitutional court means the military will write a new constitution which will decide how much power the new president has. the court also ruled egypt's former prime minister can legally run for president. he had previously been barred from running because he was a member of the mubarak regime. the ruling clears th
president obama attended two fundraisers in new york, mitt romney raised more than $3 million during an event in chicago. >>> a "washington post" article says the u.s. has dramatically expanded covert spying operations in africa. according to the article, the military and u.s. intelligence agencies have created a network of military bases across that continent to help monitor and target mill talents. part of it -- militants. part of it involves small unarmed aircraft...
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president obama's campaign would not release exactly how much money it has taken in, but did say it was more than what the romney camp reported. >> if americans knew that failure to comply resulted in a tax hike, of course the bill never would have passed. >> some people call it a tax, some people call it a fee. i call it a personal responsibility premium. >> the white house says although calling the individual mandate a tax, saved the law as far as the constitution goes. the president considers it a penalty for failing to buy insurance, not a tax. the president is urging lawmakers to move forward, but house speaker, john boehner, plans to hold a repeal vote in two weeks. >> the speaker will be a guest on this sunday's face the nation, and norah o'donnell is joining us. it's great to see you. we know you will have no shortage of topics to explore with the speaker, clearly the affordable care act. and republicans said they will take this fight from the court to the campaign trail. >> that's exactly right, lesli. and speaker john boehner says that they want this law ripped out by its root
president obama's campaign would not release exactly how much money it has taken in, but did say it was more than what the romney camp reported. >> if americans knew that failure to comply resulted in a tax hike, of course the bill never would have passed. >> some people call it a tax, some people call it a fee. i call it a personal responsibility premium. >> the white house says although calling the individual mandate a tax, saved the law as far as the constitution goes. the...
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i think middle income families have been most hurt by the obama economy. reporter: romney left florida with momentum and lots of cash. newt gingrich finished 14 points behind but said he's not backing down. >> i am running to be the president of all the american people and i am concerned about all of the american people. reporter: in the states holding the next fundraisers and caucuses gingrich is way behind in fundraising and in organizing volunteers and staffers on the ground. the former house speaker is fighting hard to convince voters it's a two-man race for the republican nomination. romney's strategy is the opposite calling it a four- candidate contest with congressman ron paul and former senator rick santorum still in the mix. a super pac supporting santorum is ready to launch a new tv ad in missouri aimed at convincing voters he is the best conservative challenger to president obama. ron paul has a strong ground game in nevada. he skipped florida to focus on building support in caucus states. randall pinkston, cbs news. >> we've got a gop president
i think middle income families have been most hurt by the obama economy. reporter: romney left florida with momentum and lots of cash. newt gingrich finished 14 points behind but said he's not backing down. >> i am running to be the president of all the american people and i am concerned about all of the american people. reporter: in the states holding the next fundraisers and caucuses gingrich is way behind in fundraising and in organizing volunteers and staffers on the ground. the...
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. >> if this bill passes, what you're seeing in the obama, romney ads are nothing compared to the ads you will be seeing in prince george's county if this bill passes, because the people in west virginia do not want this bill to pass. because they want the maryland money to continue to flow to west virginia. we need to keep it here and build schools with maryland money and cut taxes with maryland money. thank you very much. >> reporter: the forces at play are powerful. the developers of existing slots casinos in maryland and competitors from out of state are opposed. saying another casino in prince george's county would hurt business. >> this is our community. >> reporter: meanwhile china groups in prince george's county are still opposed. >> plenty of light does not include casinos in prince george's county. [ applause ] >> reporter: if the way is cleared here at the special session towards gambling at national harbor, and if voters approve in november, the earliest you could be playing blackjack there would be in 2016. in annapolis, scott broom, 9news now. >> taking a look at the la
. >> if this bill passes, what you're seeing in the obama, romney ads are nothing compared to the ads you will be seeing in prince george's county if this bill passes, because the people in west virginia do not want this bill to pass. because they want the maryland money to continue to flow to west virginia. we need to keep it here and build schools with maryland money and cut taxes with maryland money. thank you very much. >> reporter: the forces at play are powerful. the...
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. >> do we want to stay on the path that president obama has placed us upon? i take that as a no. it's a path putting us deeper in death, further in doubt and more in decline. if we get this right, we can turn things around and get us back on the path to prosperity and reignite the american idea. >> reporter: now he did acknowledge that president obama inherited a bad situation he said, but then ryan said the president made it worse and he accused the president of turning his hope and change message into an attack and blame message. he said that the romney/ryan administration would turn things around and create jobs. of course, the democrats disagree with that and say they need more time to get the economy back on track. today inside it was really a who's who of all the local gops, even attorney general ken cuccinelli coming up sharing the stage with paul ryan. we'll have more on that coming up at 7:00. of course, virginia an extremely important swing state with most of the votes right here in northern virginia. i'm peggy fox reporting live in springfield, back to you. >> thank yo
. >> do we want to stay on the path that president obama has placed us upon? i take that as a no. it's a path putting us deeper in death, further in doubt and more in decline. if we get this right, we can turn things around and get us back on the path to prosperity and reignite the american idea. >> reporter: now he did acknowledge that president obama inherited a bad situation he said, but then ryan said the president made it worse and he accused the president of turning his hope...
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i guess that means michelle obama. within one hour she had 20,000 followers. she was up to more than 160,000, which is slightly more than any of us, top? >> i don't know. topper is probably coming close. he's a big tweeter. >> i am a big tweeter. >> reporter: yes, someone called me a twit, but i'm a big tweeter, you're correct. i'll tell you what, it's fantastic outside. temperatures are still in the mid-50s. it is mid-january. again, don't let it fool you. because big changes are on the the way. we are live at the museum. we're going to come back at 6:00 with a big announcement as to why we're here. we're going to be partnering up with the news station, debuting next week. it is gorgeous outside and temperatures are in the 50s. now, the 57 in college park, 53 in bethesda. essentially in the low to mid- 50s out in leesburg. down to the south, 54 in springfield. 54 in andrews. here's the deal. we are looking at a pretty strong cold front that will roll on through with breaks in the clouds today and they are coming back tonight. showers will hold off until late.
i guess that means michelle obama. within one hour she had 20,000 followers. she was up to more than 160,000, which is slightly more than any of us, top? >> i don't know. topper is probably coming close. he's a big tweeter. >> i am a big tweeter. >> reporter: yes, someone called me a twit, but i'm a big tweeter, you're correct. i'll tell you what, it's fantastic outside. temperatures are still in the mid-50s. it is mid-january. again, don't let it fool you. because big changes...
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>>> today first lady michelle obama is hosting the first ever kids state dinner at the white house. >> anita brickman caught up with marshall to see what motivated him to eat healthy. >> i snapped one day. i said i'm done with it. >> we were pretty much eating anything possible out of a box, or fast food. $5 pizzas. > >> reporter: alex reid didn't realize how badly hurt that diet was affecting her son until he came to her with the novel idea. to execute the opposite of the movie super size me in which the character ate nothing but fast food for a month. portion size me turned into two video and his a book and changed his life dramatically. from their coach inc. then north carolina the reids demonstrate how easy it is to get kids involved in cooking. for instance new healthy lunches kids can take this fall. marshall gets a thumbs up for coolness when he pulls out this box. in these compartments, sweet bell peppers, tuna and almonds. >> in this one we have dried apricots, and portions which are perfectly portions of cheese. >> alex says the move away from sugary cereal was tough at firs
>>> today first lady michelle obama is hosting the first ever kids state dinner at the white house. >> anita brickman caught up with marshall to see what motivated him to eat healthy. >> i snapped one day. i said i'm done with it. >> we were pretty much eating anything possible out of a box, or fast food. $5 pizzas. > >> reporter: alex reid didn't realize how badly hurt that diet was affecting her son until he came to her with the novel idea. to execute the...
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obama's got it. >> reporter: mitt romney said he would pray for president obama hoping he would do right for the country. outside the white house, ken molestina, 9news now. >> well, interesting and the president has said he wants to meet with mitt romney to talk about going forward. we'll see what comes of that. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> hopefully you got a lot of sleep. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. thank you for joining us. hey monika. >> the roads are light and i guess they are getting some sleep. >> that's good and we have weather coming our way. >> yeah we do, wet streets here later on and even if we see some snow flakes here this afternoon in the evening i
obama's got it. >> reporter: mitt romney said he would pray for president obama hoping he would do right for the country. outside the white house, ken molestina, 9news now. >> well, interesting and the president has said he wants to meet with mitt romney to talk about going forward. we'll see what comes of that. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> hopefully you got a lot of sleep. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. thank you for...
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this is the state newt gingrich is hoping to win and today, he tried to convince voters that president obama's energy policy is hurting their state. >> you want increased oil production, wouldn't it be better to have it in louisiana where it created louisiana jobs? >> gingrich has a lot of work to do if he expects to win in louisiana. the latest polls show rick santorum with the 13 point win over romney. 16 point advantage over newt gingrich. moving in the right direction, that's what virginia senate majority leader said about the first day of their special session. they need to pass that state budget. 12 negotiators from both the senate and the house of delegates met to discuss preliminary budget requests today. the special session was necessary because the senate couldn't agree on a spending plan during the regular session. and that impasse could hurt lawmakers standings. a new poll shows only 38% of registered virginia voters approve of how the general assembly did its job this year and that is down 9 points. meanwhile, 47% disapprove of the lawmaker's performance. right now, the parents of
this is the state newt gingrich is hoping to win and today, he tried to convince voters that president obama's energy policy is hurting their state. >> you want increased oil production, wouldn't it be better to have it in louisiana where it created louisiana jobs? >> gingrich has a lot of work to do if he expects to win in louisiana. the latest polls show rick santorum with the 13 point win over romney. 16 point advantage over newt gingrich. moving in the right direction, that's...
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. >>> also on the campaign trail, president obama made a trip to a giant solar power plant. he chastised his political opponents who belittled that energy source. >> this is creating jobs, generating power, helping to keep our environment clean, making us more competitive globally. you would think that everybody would be supportive. of solar power. that's what you would think. and yet, if some politicians had their way, there won't be anymore public investment in solar energy. >> president obama says solar energy is part of his all of the above strategy, which includes everything from oil and natural gas to wind and go thermal energy. >>> right now, the parents of trayvon martin are getting ready to take part in a march up in new york city. it is being called the million hoody march because the 17-year- old was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and he was shot and killed in florida last month. tonight, we are learning the man who shot martin, george zimmerman, has roots in our part of the woods. >> i'm peggy fox. a neighbor says he came back recently to ask for a recommendation to
. >>> also on the campaign trail, president obama made a trip to a giant solar power plant. he chastised his political opponents who belittled that energy source. >> this is creating jobs, generating power, helping to keep our environment clean, making us more competitive globally. you would think that everybody would be supportive. of solar power. that's what you would think. and yet, if some politicians had their way, there won't be anymore public investment in solar energy....
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>> first of all, the obama administration did the right thing. women across this country are going to have access to contraception. let's keep in mind, 98% of women use contraception and universities and hospitals employ people with a wide range of religious beliefs. >> the way you put it, women almost have to choose between a job and coverage for the medical need they have. >> you know, it's not about contraception at all. i'm a proobama catholic. i'm in favor of universal access to contraception for all women and men in america. what this is about is religious conscious. the obama administration and this hhs mandate decision is forcing university administrators of catholic charities, administrators of catholic hospitals, to do something against their faith, and that's -- >> i would ask you to consider from this perspective. it does not require churches to require contraception. they won't be affected. but again, these are institutions hospitals and colleges that employ people from a wide range of religious backgrounds. you have to draw a line b
>> first of all, the obama administration did the right thing. women across this country are going to have access to contraception. let's keep in mind, 98% of women use contraception and universities and hospitals employ people with a wide range of religious beliefs. >> the way you put it, women almost have to choose between a job and coverage for the medical need they have. >> you know, it's not about contraception at all. i'm a proobama catholic. i'm in favor of universal...
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allegations that he tried to influence the former governor to appoint him to president obama's vacant senate seat. danielle noddingham, cbs news, washington. >>> and the statement from the doctor was not specific about jackson's conditions, but the experts say that the term mood disorder may indicate that he is suffering from severe depressions, guys? >>> yes, outside, oh yeah. the heat and humidity is on their way back. >> it is still pretty comfortable right now. >> better. it will be okay today and over the weekend. >> we've got something interesting for you. this is in new york and known as manhattan hinge, okay? it took place yesterday, people lined up to get a glimpse. it happens when the sun aligns perfectly. but that is the best spot to view it all are the 14th and the 23rd, and 57th street. in case you missed it, you can actually see it again tonight at about 8:27 at sunset. that's kind of cool. it does not cast any shadows. kind of cool stuff. >> all right. we'll take a live look outside. this is our live weather cam, brought to you by michael and son. you're looking nort
allegations that he tried to influence the former governor to appoint him to president obama's vacant senate seat. danielle noddingham, cbs news, washington. >>> and the statement from the doctor was not specific about jackson's conditions, but the experts say that the term mood disorder may indicate that he is suffering from severe depressions, guys? >>> yes, outside, oh yeah. the heat and humidity is on their way back. >> it is still pretty comfortable right now....
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even president obama is talking about him and that has our kristen berset talking. >> joining me to talk about the phenomenon that is jeremy lin we have frank hanrahan morning sports anchor for the fan and danny ruyae host of overtime on the fan. thanks so much for coming. danny, we'll start with you. jeremy lin, last night had he that big three-pointer, last second to lift the knicks over toronto. he's averaged 27 points a game almost. what is it about this guy? is it this for real? >> it's not just a flash in the pan. d'antoni has been searching for a real point guard. he can understand contacts and angles and has that midrange game. he makes pretty good decisions with the basketball. he's turned the ball over some, but i think that will go down once carmelo comes back in the offense. the guy won't average 28 points the rest of the year, but he's going to be a good player in the league. >> when he was at golden state last year, he only averaged three points game and then he got the chance to start with the knicks. why has this guy become such a phenomenon? >> i'm going to be in the min
even president obama is talking about him and that has our kristen berset talking. >> joining me to talk about the phenomenon that is jeremy lin we have frank hanrahan morning sports anchor for the fan and danny ruyae host of overtime on the fan. thanks so much for coming. danny, we'll start with you. jeremy lin, last night had he that big three-pointer, last second to lift the knicks over toronto. he's averaged 27 points a game almost. what is it about this guy? is it this for real?...
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. >>> a washington state man is accused of making an e-mail death threat against president obama. the secret service says anton brandished a shotgun at officers at his home outside seattle. they were able to take the weapon away as well as a gun. a woman identifying herself says he is a good person, but he did a stupid thing. >>> a long time tennis referee and coach is awaiting extradition to los angeles where she will face murder charges. 70-year-old lois goodman was boarding a bus for a u.s. open match in new york when she was picked up by police. prosecutors in l.a. say she killed her 80-year-old husband by striking him with a coffee mug. earlier, goodman claimed his death was an accident. >> the story of him falling down the stairs, although it may have occurred, it just didn't fit the evidence that was at the scene. >> the coroner's report determined that 80-year-old goodman was murdered by his wife. he is due back in los angeles in the next ten days. >>> a young ohio basketball star looking at a much different life ahead. he looked on in disbelief and then just collapsed aft
. >>> a washington state man is accused of making an e-mail death threat against president obama. the secret service says anton brandished a shotgun at officers at his home outside seattle. they were able to take the weapon away as well as a gun. a woman identifying herself says he is a good person, but he did a stupid thing. >>> a long time tennis referee and coach is awaiting extradition to los angeles where she will face murder charges. 70-year-old lois goodman was boarding...
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bloomberg news is reporting the obama administration is delaying the final rule pending further review. the corporate average fuel economy standards are supposed to raise gas mileage to nearly 55 miles her gallon or the high 30s when combining highway and city driving. >>> chrysler is recalling more than 1400 dodge durangos. some of the 2013 models have been built with the wrong air bag control module. and the bags may not inflate correctly if the suv is crashed from behind the second row seat. chrysler will notify you about the free repair. >> not a good situation. a little scary. >> it is squarey. thank you of the -- it is scary. thank you. >>> it is just about 4:43. the weekend is coming. are we getting hot, cool, sun, rain? olga is going to detail the forecast coming up. >> monika also has an eye on the road. >> and new details on two women claiming to be insurance representatives accused of defrauding police departments and fire departments around the country. we'll be right back. >>> we made it to the weekend. mike asked the question what kind of weather are we going to face. wha
bloomberg news is reporting the obama administration is delaying the final rule pending further review. the corporate average fuel economy standards are supposed to raise gas mileage to nearly 55 miles her gallon or the high 30s when combining highway and city driving. >>> chrysler is recalling more than 1400 dodge durangos. some of the 2013 models have been built with the wrong air bag control module. and the bags may not inflate correctly if the suv is crashed from behind the second...
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president obama recognized rebecca milwaukee for her dedication and hard work as an english teacher. it doesn't matter how good the teacher is at the front of the room, some students are bound to be growning growning tonight. they'll have to spend 40 minutes extra in class. reduce transportation costs by merging some bus routes. >>> and a school in southeast d.c., one of just eight chosen from all across the country to take part in a new white house program. it is part of the turn around arts initiative and it's a two- year program aimed at transforming into what the white house calls a creative, engaging, and high performing learning environment. >> virginia's governor is pushing the limits to tuition hikes at virginia state university. major increases would deter qualified students from getting a college education. speaking on wtop radio, mcdonnell said the idea is simply unacceptable. >> i said this 10% increase every year can't do it anymore. it was 9.7% last year. i kept my end of the bargain. we put $230 million in the budget. now i need you as part of this restructuring to kee
president obama recognized rebecca milwaukee for her dedication and hard work as an english teacher. it doesn't matter how good the teacher is at the front of the room, some students are bound to be growning growning tonight. they'll have to spend 40 minutes extra in class. reduce transportation costs by merging some bus routes. >>> and a school in southeast d.c., one of just eight chosen from all across the country to take part in a new white house program. it is part of the turn...
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reporter: one look at where president obama outlined his new military strategy showed its significance. he spoke at the pentagon. it was unprecedented. >> as i understand, it's the first time a president has done. this. reporter: his high profile appearance announced a paring down of the military after months of study on tightening budgets. the president said capacity will be smaller but shifting resources. >> we will strengthen our presence in the area pacific. budget reductions will not come at the expense of that critical region. reporter: the announcement comes as u.s. troops left iraq and scaled back in afghanistan. but iran has tested missiles recently. north korea has a new leader and china's military continues to grow. many republicans in congress and military advocates say this isn't the time to change a long time strategy of being able to fight two wars at once. >> we have to be very careful before we start shedding missions and asking our military to do less. reporter: those specific cuts aren't outlined yet. defense secretary leon panetta insists they won't change military
reporter: one look at where president obama outlined his new military strategy showed its significance. he spoke at the pentagon. it was unprecedented. >> as i understand, it's the first time a president has done. this. reporter: his high profile appearance announced a paring down of the military after months of study on tightening budgets. the president said capacity will be smaller but shifting resources. >> we will strengthen our presence in the area pacific. budget reductions...
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support president obama in november. but romney says that support has not led to results. >> the unemployment rate, the duration of unemployment, average income, median family wealth, are all worse in the black community. >> romney believed staying focused on the economy can help him win in november. and polls show the race is tightening. a survey of voters nationwide shows romney just 3 points behind. 46 to 43 percent. president obama has been working to lock in his support in the battleground states. >> the stakes in this election could not be bigger. >> he traveled to iowa on tuesday, trying to reignite the enthusiasm that led him to victory four years ago. >> i believe you are going to be as fired up as you were in 2008 because you understand the stakes. >> the president is trying to convince voter he is the candidate and defend the middle class. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> the president is also meeting with democratic leaders today at the white house. they say they plan to introduce legislation th
support president obama in november. but romney says that support has not led to results. >> the unemployment rate, the duration of unemployment, average income, median family wealth, are all worse in the black community. >> romney believed staying focused on the economy can help him win in november. and polls show the race is tightening. a survey of voters nationwide shows romney just 3 points behind. 46 to 43 percent. president obama has been working to lock in his support in the...
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. >> reporter: the news about allen which the national security council spokesman says president obama learned about the same day petraeus resigned has put amen's nomination to be nato supreme allied commander on hold. allen denies any wrongdoing and remains on duty in afghanistan. >> president has great confidence in the military. great confidence in his commanders. and we'll continue to have that confidence. >> reporter: a defense official tells cnn there's a distinct possibility the defense department investigation into allen is connected to the petraeus fbi investigation. fbi agents removed property from broadwell's north carolina home on monday. >> she's cooperating which is a good idea. the question are these classified documents? >> reporter: the answer may show the national security was threatened by personal choices. in washington, emily schmidt, 9news now. >> now one u.s. official is telling emily schmidt there doesn't appear to be anything criminal in the e-mails between general allen and jill kelley. that person says kelley also did a lot of work with programs like wounded
. >> reporter: the news about allen which the national security council spokesman says president obama learned about the same day petraeus resigned has put amen's nomination to be nato supreme allied commander on hold. allen denies any wrongdoing and remains on duty in afghanistan. >> president has great confidence in the military. great confidence in his commanders. and we'll continue to have that confidence. >> reporter: a defense official tells cnn there's a distinct...
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president obama today unveiled a new solution. >> if a woman's implore is a charity or hospital that has a religious objection -- as part of their health plan, the insurance company, not the hospital, not the charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive carefree of charge. >> some catholic and health based groups sate president's new plan is acceptable and planned parenthood is also on board. the issue is still expected to provide a lot of fire on the presidential campaign trail. lesli. >> i'll take it, anita. 9news now uncovered new information on a deadly police shooting in culpeper. an eyewitness now contradicting the police version of yesterday's confrontation in a catholic school parking lot that ended with the death of 54- year-old patricia cook. peggy fox is live in culpeper with the latest on this investigation. >> reporter: an eyewitness here in culpeper is contradicting what state police are saying about the investigation and why the culpeper police officer fired at a sunday schoolteacher. >> he had his hand on the door handle. i remember distinc
president obama today unveiled a new solution. >> if a woman's implore is a charity or hospital that has a religious objection -- as part of their health plan, the insurance company, not the hospital, not the charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive carefree of charge. >> some catholic and health based groups sate president's new plan is acceptable and planned parenthood is also on board. the issue is still expected to provide a lot of fire on the...
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. >> at issue is her support of the so-called obama care. specifically the law that requires employers to provide contraception coverage even if it's against their religious beliefs. >> it really is attacking our religious freedom and our catholic faith. >> the university officials say she wasn't selected to talk policy. she's talking about her life in public service and most graduates seem to agree. >> everyone is here for their own reasons, studying different things. i think it's entirely appropriate for her to be here. >> still, the protest tied up traffic and some say took away from graduation day. >> i think i have the right to be selfish here and say that today was not the right day for them to be here. >> to each his own. they are free to protest. it's not affecting my day. i'm in too good of a mood to be bothered by any of that. >> reporter: at georgetown, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> world leaders began arriving at camp david for the g8 economic summit. the focus, the spiraling debt crisis in europe. earlier today, president obama
. >> at issue is her support of the so-called obama care. specifically the law that requires employers to provide contraception coverage even if it's against their religious beliefs. >> it really is attacking our religious freedom and our catholic faith. >> the university officials say she wasn't selected to talk policy. she's talking about her life in public service and most graduates seem to agree. >> everyone is here for their own reasons, studying different things. i...
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said obama didn't have the authority. but obama argued and i think it's actually true by law that they are not waving the work requirements. they are allowing states to find other ways to put people into training, to qualify for the federal requirement. >> the other side of this, this is one of the ads that did get traction. perhaps why they kept running it? >> if the ad works, whether it is true or not doesn't seem to matter. >> part of an ad by a superpack that has gotten a lot of press, take a listen. >> i lost my healthcare. and my family lost their healthcare. and a short time after that my wife became ill. i don't know how long she was sick and i think maybe she didn't say anything because she knew we couldn't afford the insurance. and then one day she became ill and i took her up to the jackson county hospital and admitted her for pneumonia. by then the cancer was stage 4. there was nothing they could do for her. and she passed away in 22 days. >> this is an ad that tries to link mitt romney to the death of this po
said obama didn't have the authority. but obama argued and i think it's actually true by law that they are not waving the work requirements. they are allowing states to find other ways to put people into training, to qualify for the federal requirement. >> the other side of this, this is one of the ads that did get traction. perhaps why they kept running it? >> if the ad works, whether it is true or not doesn't seem to matter. >> part of an ad by a superpack that has gotten a...
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subcontractor who said that last year he partied with agents at the strip club days before president obama and his family arrived. >> and our witness, they will tell us that he repeatedly saw the secret service agent exchange money for sexual favors within the club. and on at least two occasions for you. those agents, they took the escorts back to the hotel rooms. >> reporter: the source agreed to speak to them on the record in light of the recent columbian prostitution scandal. in a statement that the secret service says it's a wear of the additional reports. and that any information, it will be credible and it will be followed up on the appropriate manner. >> the white house declined to comment on the new allegations, but they said that the president expects the high standards from all government employees, traveling overseas. and the homeland security secretary told lawmakers on wednesday that she was an isolated incident. >> over the past two and a halfyears, the secret service office of professional responsibility has not received any such complaint. >> reporter: at least one lawmaker
subcontractor who said that last year he partied with agents at the strip club days before president obama and his family arrived. >> and our witness, they will tell us that he repeatedly saw the secret service agent exchange money for sexual favors within the club. and on at least two occasions for you. those agents, they took the escorts back to the hotel rooms. >> reporter: the source agreed to speak to them on the record in light of the recent columbian prostitution scandal. in...
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president obama invited representatives to the white house for a forum. those companies made a commitment to return jobs from overseas or increase their investments in the united states. >> right now, we're at a unique moment. inflection point. a period where we have the opportunity for those jobs to come back. and the business leaders in this room, they are ahead of the curve. they recognize it. >> target, the country's second largest retailer plans to hire 1200 workers in crofton, maryland. lindsey mastis will have the full story later on in our newscast. lesli. >> the republican hoping to challenge the president. mitt romney is hoping for another strong showing after handling winning the new hampshire primary. randall is live in columbia. romney's opponents have some other plans. >> they certainly do, lesli. you could liken this to a southern version of the showdown at the corral. mitt romney with his big victory comes into south carolina, guns blazing trying to wipe out of the competition while his challengers are intent on counting on republican vote
president obama invited representatives to the white house for a forum. those companies made a commitment to return jobs from overseas or increase their investments in the united states. >> right now, we're at a unique moment. inflection point. a period where we have the opportunity for those jobs to come back. and the business leaders in this room, they are ahead of the curve. they recognize it. >> target, the country's second largest retailer plans to hire 1200 workers in crofton,...
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president obama budgeted zero dollars for d.c. vouchers in the current budget. >> okay, how much money are we talking about? a maximum $8,000 for private parochial schools, a maximum of $12,000 for public and parochial high schools. >> that does not necessarily cover what it costs to go to those schools. >> it may cover it in the parochial schools, but georgetown, doesn't begin to cover that and the private schools, they have to do fundraisers. back to you in the studio. >>> a georgia law school student accused of killing a 27- year-old woman from laurel, maryland, wants his bond reduced. steven mcdaniel is charged with the murder of lauren about a year ago. her body was found in a garbage bin next to their apartment building. wmaz tv in macon says his attorney will argue that the $850,000 bond is simply higher than his family can afford. >>> an autopsy is being done for rodney king. one day after he was found dead at the bottom of the swimming pool t. will be several weeks before the findings are expected to be made public. king'
president obama budgeted zero dollars for d.c. vouchers in the current budget. >> okay, how much money are we talking about? a maximum $8,000 for private parochial schools, a maximum of $12,000 for public and parochial high schools. >> that does not necessarily cover what it costs to go to those schools. >> it may cover it in the parochial schools, but georgetown, doesn't begin to cover that and the private schools, they have to do fundraisers. back to you in the studio....
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this is about as good as the numbers have been since barack obama has been president. so, will it help? i couldn't say for sure. but i'll tell you one thing, it is sure not going to hurt. >> that's exactly right. you'll also have former baseball manager on face the nation this sunday and i know that everybody here in washington can agree on one thing. that is, the nationals are in the playoffs. we are excited about it. you're a big nats fan. let me make you jealous because i was at the stadium in the locker room when they clinched last week. how about that? >> wow. that is great. by the way, i should add that we're going to have tony la russa. we're going to have dodger legend e tommy lasorta. we'll have jane who wrote that great biography of mickey manet l and one of my favorite observers and writers of baseball, peter gammons who is going to be with us. we are not going to be talking about the debates or politics. we'll talk about politics in the first half of the show when david action axlerod will have writers. but we just decided with the nats going to the playoff
this is about as good as the numbers have been since barack obama has been president. so, will it help? i couldn't say for sure. but i'll tell you one thing, it is sure not going to hurt. >> that's exactly right. you'll also have former baseball manager on face the nation this sunday and i know that everybody here in washington can agree on one thing. that is, the nationals are in the playoffs. we are excited about it. you're a big nats fan. let me make you jealous because i was at the...
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we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. even easier to switch to -- and even harder to resist. because now you can move up to fios with no annual contract required. for just $99.99 a month for a year, you'll get a fios triple play and our whole home solution, including a high-speed wireless router, plus a new multi-room dvr and hd set top box free for six months. upgrade to fios. no annual contract means now there's no reason to wait. call 1.888.get.fios. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities welcome to life on fios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. do a lot of sending... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. [ bob ] i got the tickets. [ male announcer ] and with citibank popmoney, it's even easier to keep sending...and receiving. let me get you back. no, it's on me. i insist. no way. yes way. well let me chip in. [ male announcer ] send money from one bank account to another, with citibank popmoney. easier banking. every step o
we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. even easier to switch to -- and even harder to resist. because now you can move up to fios with no annual contract required. for just $99.99 a month for a year, you'll get a fios triple play and our whole home solution, including a high-speed wireless router, plus a new multi-room dvr and hd set top box free for six months. upgrade to fios. no annual contract means now there's no...
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president obama is expected to be on the ground and live coverage tonight at 7:30 right here on wusa after 9news at 7:00. louisiana la fayette park -- thousands spontaneously gathered in that park in front of the white house to celebrate. andrea mccarren was there that sunday night and she has more on what happened in the year since. >>> what a memorable night that was. and one manmade a lasting impression on us, a father who felt compelled to be here to honor his fallen son. amist the sea of flags and patriotic in la fayette park stood thomas. he emerged as the faith of our all night coverage. a proud, grieving father whose son served in iraq, returned home, and ended his life two years later. >> i miss him every day. >> reporter: sumner had fallen through the cracks. his physical injuries healed, his emotional scars did not. >> invisible wounds. the mental trauma and the aspect, like in sumner's case, he wanted to serve. being thrown out, being a thrown away hero. >> worldwide attention from that night led to dramatic changes in the military's treatment of men and women getting out
president obama is expected to be on the ground and live coverage tonight at 7:30 right here on wusa after 9news at 7:00. louisiana la fayette park -- thousands spontaneously gathered in that park in front of the white house to celebrate. andrea mccarren was there that sunday night and she has more on what happened in the year since. >>> what a memorable night that was. and one manmade a lasting impression on us, a father who felt compelled to be here to honor his fallen son. amist the...
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president obama won the iowa democratic caucuses and the state in 2008. but iowa is expected to be a key battleground come november. >>> the new back tax in montgomery county is off and running and other jurisdictions around maryland are watching carefully to see if momentum keeps on building for the tax to spread other places. scott broom is live with more on the tax and how people are reacting to it all. scotty. >> of course we do have a template for how this bag tax runs. it's across the line in washington, d.c., but not to be out done, montgomery county has expanded its bag tax and as you reported, a lot of people are watching because there is momentum to make this tax statewide. >> some people could not bring themselves to pay the new 5- cent per bag tax filling the car with unbagged groceries. >> i think it's a hoax. something else to get our money. >> i had no choice. i had too much to carry on my own. >> enter the number of bags used. >> it's the new bag tax. 5 cents per bag, expecting a million to be raised. with bags considered the bad boy of th
president obama won the iowa democratic caucuses and the state in 2008. but iowa is expected to be a key battleground come november. >>> the new back tax in montgomery county is off and running and other jurisdictions around maryland are watching carefully to see if momentum keeps on building for the tax to spread other places. scott broom is live with more on the tax and how people are reacting to it all. scotty. >> of course we do have a template for how this bag tax runs. it's...
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. >>> president obama hits the key swing state of colorado today. he's heading to grand junction. >> carrying washington tuesday, he slammed the house for not passing a farm bill, especially with the severe drought we're in. >> congress needs to pass a farm bill that will not only provide relief but also make necessary reforms and give farmers the certainty that they deserve. that's the single best way that we can help rural communities both in the short term but also in the long term. >> the president added he'll use his executive powers to help farmers nationwide. >>> presumptive republican nominee mitt romney spent tuesday in illinois. he toured a manufacturing facility outside chicago and went after the president's economic policies. >> he said he was going to help create more jobs and in fact he said if we pass this stimulus, that we would never see unemployment go above 8%. instead it's been above 8% for the last 42 months. >>> the republican national convention is at the end of this month. mitt romney will announce his running mate before the
. >>> president obama hits the key swing state of colorado today. he's heading to grand junction. >> carrying washington tuesday, he slammed the house for not passing a farm bill, especially with the severe drought we're in. >> congress needs to pass a farm bill that will not only provide relief but also make necessary reforms and give farmers the certainty that they deserve. that's the single best way that we can help rural communities both in the short term but also in...